Treatment
We offer a range of programs and pathways for the integrated treatment of addictions and mood disorders. All programs are tailored to meet the individual needs of clients and are designed, structured, and supervised by a multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, GPs , registered nurses, psychotherapists and counsellors.

Self-Tests
The goal of these self-tests is not to provide a definitive answer as to whether you or someone you care about has a clinical diagnosis of a disorder. It is an opportunity to raise your awareness about how presenting symptoms may be impacting aspects of your life, or the life of someone you care about.

About Us
South Pacific Private (SPP) is a Treatment Centre on Sydney's northern beaches specialising in the integrated medical, psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment of addictions and mood disorders. In addition to being a registered Acute Care Psychiatric Hospital fully licensed by the NSW Department of Health, SPP is accredited by the Australian Council on Health Care Standards. (ACHS)

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Self Assessment for Bipolar Disorder

...do I have bipolar disorder?

SELF ASSESSMENT FOR Bipolar Disorder

The goal of our Bipolar Disorder self-test is not to provide a definitive answer as to whether you or someone you care about has a clinical diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder. Rather, it is an opportunity to raise your awareness about how mood swings may be impacting aspects of your life, or the life of someone you care about.

As you read each of the following statements take your time to think about the answer, then click on the button if you believe it applies to you. Only you will be seeing the results of this self-test so take the opportunity to be completely honest with yourself.

The key characteristic of Bipolar Disorder is the experience of mood swings where there is a period of time where you experience the “downs” or depressed mood symptoms, alternating with the “ups” or elevated mood symptoms. These mood cycles can vary in duration, and length of time between episodes. There can often be periods of normal mood in between the depressed and elevated mood cycles.

South Pacific Private offers free confidential assessments if you wish to discuss the results of your test. Please call us 24/7 on 1800 063 332.

Part A

Depressive Mood Symptoms

Have you experienced an episode where you have had some of these symptoms for a period of at least two weeks:

1. Difficulty making decisions?

2. Decreased self-esteem, and/or loss of confidence?

3. Decreased interest and enjoyment in activities that would previously have interested you?

4. Difficulty focusing or concentrating?

5. Despairing about the future, or thinking that life is not worth living?

6. Having thoughts of harming yourself, or thinking about suicide?

7. Feeling down even when good things happen?

8. Feeling overwhelmed and/or powerless at times?

9. Experiencing uncomfortable feelings that are hard to shift such as sadness, guilt, loneliness, and/or despair at times?

10. Feeling like a failure, having feelings of shame or worthless, and/or inadequacy?

11. Decreased energy, or feeling tired and easily fatigued?

12. Experiencing sleep disturbances, and or changes in appetite?

Part B

Elevated Mood Symptoms

Have you experienced an episode where you have felt more “wired” or “hyper” than you would normally when you are happy, and had some of these symptoms for a period of time: